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Submission requirements for manuscripts sent to EXEC 369 phase4-60f40478-20260901-diag Journal. No article processing charges.

Double-blind peer review

Author Requirements

EXEC 369 phase4-60f40478-20260901-diag Journal accepts English-language manuscripts that advance tourism and sustainable development research. Authors should prepare manuscripts carefully before opening a Scholardemia submission.

Scholardemia journals do not charge article processing charges (APCs).

  • Manuscripts must be written in English and submitted through the Scholardemia EXEC 369 phase4-60f40478-20260901-diag Journal submission workflow.
  • Submissions must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration by another journal.
  • Authors must include a title, author details, affiliations, and a corresponding author email. Abstract and keyword requirements depend on the selected manuscript type.
  • Authors must disclose funding, conflicts of interest, ethics approval, data availability, and permissions where applicable.
  • Tables, figures, and supplementary material must be clearly labelled, cited in the text, and supplied with captions.
  • References must be complete, consistent, and sufficient for readers to locate cited work.

Manuscript Preparation

  • 1Research articles may be theoretical, conceptual, or empirical and should make a clear contribution to tourism and sustainable development research.
  • 2The manuscript file for review must be anonymised when the journal's review model requires it.
  • 3Author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and identifying file metadata must be removed from the review file.
  • 4Authors are responsible for securing permission for any third-party material included in the submission.
  • 5Submissions that do not follow these requirements may be returned before peer review.

Manuscript Types and Lengths

  • Research notes must not exceed 3,000 words. They require an abstract of no more than 200 words and 5–6 keywords, and are reviewed anonymously by two reviewers before any required revision.
  • Industry reports must not exceed 3,000 words. They require an abstract of no more than 200 words and 5–6 keywords, and are reviewed anonymously by two reviewers before any required revision.
  • Conference reports must be 800–1,000 words.
  • Book reviews must be 1,000–1,500 words and do not require an abstract. Authors may provide up to five optional keywords for indexing and discoverability.
  • Book reviews must begin with the reviewed book’s bibliographic details: author or editor, title, publisher, year, page count, ISBN, and price where available.
  • A book-review reference list is needed only when works other than the reviewed book are cited; additional citations should be kept to a minimum.

Authorship and Contributorship

  • Every listed author must have made a substantial scholarly contribution and approved the submitted and accepted versions.
  • Authors should describe contributions using CRediT roles where possible.
  • Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be approved by all authors and explained to the editor before acceptance.
  • Ghost authorship, guest authorship, gift authorship, and undisclosed writing assistance are not permitted.

Subject Coverage

  • Development and policy.
  • Eco-tourism as a force for development.
  • Small and medium enterprises.
  • Tourism dependency.
  • Destination marketing and tourism demand.
  • Tourism strategies.
  • Rural tourism: homestays and cultural experiences.
  • Impacts of tourism.
  • Voluntourism and travel philanthropy.
  • Mountain tourism.
  • Physiological preparation of mountaineers.
  • Events and festivals.
  • Methodologies in tourism research.
  • Sustainable niche tourism.
  • Wellness tourism.
  • Religious or spiritual tourism.
  • Environmentalism.
  • Conservationism.
  • Dark tourism.

Submit a Manuscript

Submit manuscripts through the Scholardemia workflow for EXEC 369 phase4-60f40478-20260901-diag Journal.

The journal is available online at https://scholardemia.com/workspace/exec369-phase4-60f40478-20260901-diag-workspace/